Protection of plants against bacterial diseases still mainly relies on the use of chemical pesticides, which in Europe correspond essentially to copper-based compounds. However, recently plant diseases control is oriented towards a rational use of molecules and extracts, generally with natural origin, with lower intrinsic toxicity and a reduced negative environmental impact. In this work, polyp...

Inulin is a labile polyfructose polymer found in many sources as chicory, artichoke and dahlia roots. It ́s derived FOS (Fructo-OligoSaccharides) are produced using endo-inulinases or alternatively with less expensive and safe catalysts such as phosphoric and citric acids with good yields. Inulin and FOS deserve an important role against some diseases as colon cancer because can be selectively f...

The different pharmacologic properties of plants-containing cynaropicrin, especially artichokes, have been known for many centuries. More recently, cynaropicrin exhibited a potential activity against all genotypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV). Cynaropicrin has also shown a wide range of other pharmacologic properties such as anti-hyperlipidemic, anti-trypanosomal, anti-malarial, antifeedant, anti...

There is growing interest in the use of inulins as substrates for the selective growth of beneficial gut bacteria such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli because recent studies have established that their prebiotic effect is linked to several health benefits. In the present study, the impact of a very-long-chain inulin (VLCI), derived from globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus), on the human intesti...

Changes to the cytosine methylation status of DNA, driven by the activity of C5 methyltransferases (C5-MTases) and demethylases, exert an important influence over development, transposon movement, gene expression and imprinting. Three groups of C5-MTase enzymes have been identified in plants, namely MET (methyltransferase 1), CMT (chromomethyltransferases) and DRM (domains rearranged methyltran...

El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar el efecto de la inclusión un fitobiótico compuesto aceite esencial Rosmarinus officinalis, colina herbal, harina Cynara scolymus y Silybum marianum sobre los parámetros productivos las pérdidas por goteo canal pollo engorde criados en zona trópico húmedo. Se utilizaron 4800 pollos machos línea Ross AP, cuales se alojaron 10 jaulas galpón abierto, a t...

Objetivo: analisar as evidências científicas acerca das plantas medicinais que possuem propriedades terapêuticas em patologias acometem o sistema cardiovascular. Métodos: revisão integrativa de literatura realizada nas bases dados MEDLINE e LILACS via BVS MTCI Américas, com artigos publicados entre 2000 janeiro 2023. Foram utilizados os descritores controlados “plantas medicinais” AND “doenças ...

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) measurements in the low-molecular-mass region, ranging from 0 to 1000 Daltons are very often difficult to perform because of signal interferences originating from matrix ions. In order to overcome this problem, a stainless steel target was coated with a homogeneous titanium dioxide layer. The layer obtained was further inv...

The polyphenol plant extracts content seems to be responsible for the scavenging activity of the reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in protection against DNA damage induced by the oxidative stress. This assumption was verified analyzing the effect of six Mediterranean plant extracts (Crepis vesicaria L, Origanum heracleoticum, Scandix australis L, Amaranthus sp., Scolymus hispanicus L, Th...